FC Goa's Brandon Fernandes feels that moving abroad at a very young age is critical to realising their dream of playing football in Europe.
Brandon himself is no stranger to overseas training stints. He had a chance to train at South African side ASD Cape Town's youth academy from 2010 to 2013 after impressing for the India U16 side. But he could not land a contract at a European club despite numerous trials and returned to India.
Comparing his own experience in Europe, Brandon feels that more youngsters must try to train at European standards from an early age in order to fulfill their dreams of playing abroad.